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Rice Men's Basketball to Face Southern Miss in C-USA Tournament

POSTED: March 6, 2021 -- 8:12 p.m. CT

Rice is the West Division sixth seed in next week's Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, to be played in Frisco, TX, Conference USA announced Saturday evening.

The Owls (13-12) will face West seventh seed Southern Miss (8-16) in the first round on Tuesday, March 9, at 7 p.m., on ESPN+. (Get ESPN+.) Rice swept the two-game series earlier this year.

This is the third meeting between the two teams in the Conference USA Tournament, with the teams splitting the previous two meetings. USM defeated the Owls, 58-50, in the 2008 first round but Rice earned an 86-75 victory in the 2017 first round.

Rice is 6-14 all-time in the Conference USA Tournament. The Owls are 4-7 in the tournament against the field.


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2021 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship Schedule

Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas

Times listed are Central

Day
Date
Time
Court
Match-up
Network
Tues Mar. 9 7 p.m. Court A (6W) Rice 61, vs. (7W) Southern Miss 52. ESPN+
Tues Mar. 9 7:30 p.m. Court B (6E) Middle Tennessee vs. (7E) FIU forfeits due to COVID-19 health & safety protocols ESPN+
Wed Mar. 10 5:30 p.m. Court A (4W) UTSA vs. (5E) ESPN+
Wed Mar. 10 6 p.m. Court B (3E) Marshall vs. (6W) Rice ESPN+
Wed Mar. 10 8:30 p.m. Court A ((4E) Florida Atlantic vs. (5W) UTEP ESPN+
Wed Mar. 10 9 p.m. Court B (3W) North Texas vs. (6E) Middle Tennessee ESPN+
Thu Mar. 11 5:30 p.m. Court A (1E) WKU vs. UTSA / Charlotte Stadium
Thu Mar. 11 6 p.m. Court B (2W) UAB vs. Marshall /Rice / Southern Miss Stadium
Thu Mar. 11 8:30 p.m. Court A (1W) Louisiana Tech vs. Florida Atlantic / UTEP Stadium
Thu Mar. 11 9 p.m. Court B Old Dominion vs. North Texas / Middle Tennessee / FIU Stadium
Fri Mar. 12 11 a.m. TBD TBA vs. TBA CBS Sports Network
Fri Mar. 12 2 p.m. TBD TBA vs. TBA CBS Sports Network
Sat Mar. 13 8 p.m. TBD TBA vs. TBA CBS Sports Network

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